Buttigieg: ‘There’s nothing partisan about a road or a bridge’
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2024
- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on some Republicans opposing federal funding for the rebuilding of the Baltimore’s Key Bridge: “This really needs to be a bipartisan priority, and anybody who views it as otherwise, I’m hoping they will reconsider because it could be your district that is the next one to be struck by tragedy.”
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If the GOP rejects funding for this. They will look like monsters.
There are monsters among them - moments like this just bring them out of the dark.
THEY ARE MONSTERS STUPID UNEDUCATED CONGRESS STARTING WITH MTG.
I reject it.
Let the ship owners pay for it. This is BS.
@@SveaMunninBecause we don't want to fund a Democrat slush fund!
We are not going to help a blue state or blue city
Thank God Pres. Biden and Sec. Buttigieg are in office at such a time as this!
Thats even more hilarious
@@spunk49 Watch and learn, my friend.
@@jayceak7 Cult members are incapable of learning. Their mind is already gone.
@@spunk49Spunk, your ignorance is showing...
Baltimore, please remember this while voting in 2024.
My first thought when I heard about this was that I was glad that Pete was the transportation secretary. He has such a complete grasp of everything that has happened and needs to happen, and he has a level of caring for the needs of citizens that was sadly lacking in the trump administration. Pete 2028!
Secretary Buttigieg would be an unbelievable president. He is unshakable. Highly intelligent, quick witted. Everything you want in a president. This particular waterway is important for commerce that affects the entire country. It’s vital that it get rebuilt asap.
I agree with you--Pete Buttigieg would make an absolutely wonderful president and I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. But I'm afraid too many in this country are still too homophobic for him to win. That says a lot about this country--none of it good.
... are you human
@@spunk49 ...are you Ruzzian
Buttigieg is a corporate stooge...sold himself to the aviation industry. Botched Palestine Ohio actions. He doesn't even deserve to be a mayor
Yep, nothing partisan about a bridge.
And yes, it could happen in any district .
This could never happen in Las Vegas. So no, it can't happen in 'any' district. They will always make it partisan, every single time. They will vote against aid, but celebrate it's arrival. Americans are weirdos.
We have to drive over a bridge to get out of our neighborhood. It's not a "big", "complicated" or long bridge, it's a small bridge over a little creek. But we have to drive over it nonetheless. Our bridge was in bad shape and in danger of collapse. We felt like we were risking injury (and possibly death) every time we left our neighborhood. Trump did NOTHING about our little bridge. But Joe Biden did. Our bridge was repaired and we may now safely leave our neighborhood. As I said, this wasn't an "important" bridge in the grand scheme of things, but it was very important to us! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Pres. Biden for making life a little safer for us, for easing our minds about the safety of driving over our little bridge, and for looking out for "normal" Americans--no one in our neighborhood is wealthy, it's just your average middle-class neighborhood, no one here is "important" or famous. We're all just normal, average, everyday Americans. And Joe Biden was looking out for us--just your average everyday American.
Fixing this Major U.S. Francis Scott Key Bridge is important to get our economy and supply of goods and products flowing back, after this collapse. Plus, the workers will get their jobs back. Which would help our U.S. economy stay strong.
MAGA Republicans don't want a strong, healthy US economy, at least not now.
Also, rebuilding the bridge will help Baltimore's and Maryland's economy by providing jobs and helping the local businesses. I mean, those construction workers got to eat, sleep, and live somewhere. It's a win-win situation for everyone.
Thank you President Biden and Secretary Buttegeig!
Love you Mayor/Secretary Pete! 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Meet him in the sauna😘
Pete is a class act
@@toddr2265You sound vaccinated. Please don't touch kids.
Pete is the epitome of what I want out of my government. Professional, intelligent and competent. Got my vote if he runs again.
Why? During most administrations you don't even know who the transportation secretary is.
I like Pete.
Why? He is the only Transportation Secretary that most people know, that's not exactly a good thing.
@brucecampbell4528 Trump had several in his four years, so it's not surprising that people don't know who they were, but the most well-known was Elaine Chow, Mitch McConnell's wife.
Saying you like Pete actually doesn't have anything to do with what job he currently has. He was a well-known mayor and a prominent Presidential candidate as well.
This is what a real President looks, sounds and acts like...
Thats hilarious
@@spunk49 I would say your lack of education is hilarious, but it's actually very sad.
"Inner city kids are just as bright and smart as white kids " J.Biden
This is a criminal DISGRACE vegetable....not a president
are you serious? That a republican would not offer support to Baltimore from this catastrophe.
Of course, if there was a disaster in his state, that senator would be screaming bloody murder for the federal government to fix it yesterday.
@@jeanfrancis8121Just another Democrat slum city !
Of course Republicans would withhold funding if they think it would help Trump
The shipping company should pay, not taxpayers.
@@drowningpooralice5505
Maybe, you should look a little bit closer to the laws that govern this type of accidents.
There are international laws in place for this type of accident which USA is also a signature to.
What that means is that there is actually a cap to the amount of damages the shipping company can be made liable for.
This is quite a large amount though but in this case, it will probably only cover the actual payment to the families of the diseased and maybe the rebuilding of the bridge.
What it will most likely not cover is the loss to Baltimore harbor due to the losses incurred by the fact that the harbor is closed and will be closed for some time.
That's just the way the laws work for these type of accidents.
That may not seem fair but that's basically what it is today.
You're the greatest Pete!
Joe Biden hit gold when he appointed Pete as Sec. of Transportation. He's always impressed me and he hasn't disappointed since his appointment.
... the greatest hack
These guy Pete really impresses me.
Yeah he might have some kind of future in politics and government :P
Buttgay
It figures, you hate men, he isn't one, it's a match made in purgatory.
Omg. Bailouts for corporations and banks but not for a bridge???
Bridges do not donate to your campaign funds.....
@@halberderdier8073lol, true.
@@halberderdier8073 Ain't dat da правда!
@@clickrickThat makes no sense, try again. We don't understand what you're saying...
HE IS DOING A GOOD JOB
Even if nothing else... that bridge carried an Intestate. By definition, funded by federal money.
Isn't the bridge part of 695 the federal highway system? Of course the Federal Highway Department will have to go after others to be reimbursed however the fastest way to get the bridge rebuilt is for the US department of transportation to advance/guarantee the cost upfront.
Exactly.
As you say, reclaiming money from the ship operators and their insurers will happen, but that's secondary to getting the job done.
These are things we should be focusing on. Infrastructure all over the USA !!! NOT ALL THAT OTHER BS !
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You would think it would be popular since everyone in Congress can send money home for those things.
Such a compassionate caring gentleman always people’s lives and welfare comes first, that’s who Honorable President Biden stands for, The real Patriot And True Son of America. Thank you Mr President for caring and loving encouragement to the people of America,GOD Bless You and always Protect you for all you’re doing people and country, Bless you sir. Thank you God For sending a good honest gentleman for the American people.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
@@aliceteresafrancisco5018😂
But BS is all Republicans know how to do
As a Marylander who travels over that bridge all the time.. it came to such a surprise n a tragic accident! At least it wasn’t 5pm rush hour traffic. 😢
From Australia
The President and the Secretary know what has to done after this accident and it has nothing to do with politics. It's to do with solving the problem for the benefit of all affected, irrespective of their politics. It's to do with effective leadership, no more and no less. The President and the Secretary are up to the task and with the support of like minded and talented people the problem will will be solved.
I wonder if Ted and the GOP realise how weak they make the USA look when they do such partisan things.
Biden’s weaknesses became apparent
January 20, 2021, followed by
Afghanistan withdrawal, migrants by
millions and millions, masks mandates
and forced vaccines, blaming Trump
for everything over and over, open
borders, nonsensical press secretaries…
No help for blue states
@AmericanPatriot5 Shame on you. Democrats aren't perfect but you won't catch us withholding disaster relief from red states based on what they have or haven't done for us lately. That is the absolute opposite of patriotic.
@@avengingmimenot to mention AmericanFaketriot there probably doesn’t realize blue states have literally kept red states like Mississippi and Alabama from collapsing
Yes. They do.
This is why Regulations are necessary and less expensive. Thinking of those who lost their lives and families and the first responders in their rescue and recovery efforts.
Just about 3 minutes between
request for bridge closure and
bridge hit and toppled.
Three minutes!
Not sure how much regulations could have helped in this case.
...2 USA Trained PILOTs were in Charge of the Ship at that Moment....
@@SuprousOxide The ship wasn't sea worthy is how it would help. It had power outages for two days while in port but yet they sailed into the dark at 130 am.
@@davebryant8050 it didn't have power outages in port, and it did pas the inspections and no it didnn't sail in the dark. It lost power at around 1:30
Just make Pete Secretary Of Everything 😊
I am so impressed with the readiness team put in place in 2021 by Biden to address supply change issues that could jump right on this and start fixing this immediately. This shows what having a leader with vision and empathy in the Whitehouse can accomplish during a crisis.
There are a lot of negative and slanted comments. This was a freak tragedy and everyone should recognize that and get behind the fix. If you don't want officials to be partisan, than don't bring party dynamics into it yourself, hypocritical jerks.
I agree. We all share this land and its bridges. While I am more than happy to post my political hearts on other videos, I will not do it on this one. We are the United States of America!
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Well said 👍
biden is a freak DISASTER
The cause is interesting, but getting the port reopened and rebuilding the brige needs to happen asap. Republicans should be ashamed of themselves for trying to make this political. The citizens effcted by the disaster support both parties and need sevices impacted by the accident. 😉👍💙🇺🇲🕊
The US is affected by this disaster. Of course, the gov't moves to repair immediately.
Pete would make a great POTUS. Hope he runs one day.
Businesses all over the country use that port to import or export things they need ... but owning the libs and making political hay seems to be more important.
This, to East Coast shipping and economy, impacts much like a Class 4 hurricane in terms of disruption.
Worse for longer.
Love Buttigieg!
I like Pete. 🙂🙏🏻🇺🇸
Restore REGULATIONS & SAVE LIVES
Without this port, our economy will take a sizeable hit!! At the very least, get that shipping channel back open ASAP!!
Oh the GQP will call bridge funding woke or something stupid and fight about it for the next 6 months.
Vote 💙
What a MAJOR JOB...
the New Sf Bay bridge cost $6.4 Billion. they make them in a very interesting way.... Sections of Pre Cast Honey comb cement are hoisted into place .....Lots of good Union Jobs
They are monsters, by saying that they will not fund the bridge proves it!
The MAGA knee jerk reaction is don't stop to think, just be opposed to anything the President and the Democrats are willing to do for Americans. 😕💙🇺🇲🕊 It's just so pathetic.
Republicans are insane in their hatred for Biden and for the country.
It also can be part of obstructing Biden, just like McConnell said. Republicans need this economy to crash so they can elected in November.
Before we get all monstery, there are now $60 million already in the pipeline from the Infrastructure bill on its way.
@@iyamwhatiyam547 prove it
If Republicans block funding for a new bridge please helpfully remind their voters why they will be getting up 2 hours early to get to work stuck behind about 5 billion trucks coming in and out of the distribution centers on the northeast end of said bridge...
Sounds good to me. Let the government go after the boat's owners or an insurance company. Our country needs the route opened to business.
It might be due to the repair company that just worked on the ships motor. The real reason isn't know yet.
There's a lot in the UK papers about this, as Lloyds of London are a major insurer in the case.
Right? Get it fixed first, then recoup the costs from whoever you need to get them from later.
Buttigieg Rocks.
Buttplug is clueless
The R gang would argue against any help
~ Mayor Pete was my choice for President in 2020, He checks all the boxes a Man of Historical Greatness Would...
A WHISTLING PETE FOR SURE. HE SHOULD BE WORKING A FIREWORK STAND AND NOT IN GOVERNMENT.
@@marknewman8368 Go back to FOX, and cheerlead for your cult leader!
@@marknewman8368 Why, cuz Pete is calm, informed, level headed and offers facts and a plan of action?
Republicans don't think much of Baltimore..if this was a city hall in Texas...
Use fed funds build the bridge quickly while Sueing shipping company to recuperate taxpayers' money.
There isn't really a need to sue since the existing port/bridge of Baltimore are already pursuing their subrogation claims vs the shipping customer insurer resinsurer
@@Seeker265729 that’s Baltimore seeking recompense from the shipping company. The federal government should also go after the shipping company because the people want their money back.
I'm interested to hear how this will be handled, who is handling the law suits, who the insurance company is and how the recovered money will be divided.
@@Seeker265729 the ideal was that the fed funds would be recouped.
@@katiehettinger7857 there is a process in place, that is being pursued.
Losing a port republican 🍖 heads think thats a good idea???
I think you might have used the wrong emoji there.
Try this one: 💩
If they want Larry Hogan to have the faintest chance in November they better change their minds on this, if they can find said minds as they are clearly lost.
He has a bright future.
Please stop showing the collapse on a loop. It's heartbreaking.
Excellent. Vote Blue always.
Pete will be president someday. But not this decade.
Does that company that hit the bridge that owns that have insurance, do they have to carry it for times like this, can our government get refunded for some of that cost?
Yes. But that is a lengthy, complicated process.
Yes, but the repair can't wait on insurance, etc.
@@annakingry9157 That’s why I put in there that our government get refunded, when the insurance is claimed and released, there was a built in assumption, that the government will be taking care of the cost up front, just like Pete even said in this video.
They're insured to the hilt.
Insurers estimate it'll cost them $ 3bn.
Its time to quit funding states who's representives vote against others needing assistance.
we need it fixed now, we will get the money back later
As well as being an impressive operator, Pete Buttigieg comes across as a very decent human.
It's just what i said in a previous post.
What about the American spirit, helping your neighbors, etc.
Will any of those funds go to relieve the needs of port workers who are now out of jobs? I doubt state unemployment compensation is up to the task.
STOP WITH THE APP PROMOS OR AT LEAST TONE THEM DOWN!!!!!
So just what really happened to all that supposed infrastructure money?
All presidents as far as I remember have library's built
Trump's library will feature Crayons and coloring books.
@@chrisjames3087 And, a Stormy Daniels Section behind a curtain.
Trump's is a bathroom
No, presidential libraries weren’t established until 1939.
@balrog322 The commenter said "as far as I remember." Darn few people can remember 1939.
The fact that Republicans not passing funds for this is even a concern tells you everything you need to know about the GOP... remember when they were saying "We need to fix America's problems first"?
Oh, you were concerned about morals. 😂 Gaslight much?
@@armandhammer2235 ???
That's President Biden senator
The domino effect will be completely devastating to thousands and thousands of people. Supply chain interruptions etc.
Let the gaslighting begin.
Only if the Maga House Reps get 100% of the credit for rebuilding & re-naming the Francis Scott Key-Marjorie Greene Bridge in Baltimore will they vote for spending the money.
The bridge had little to do with the accident. It was considered to be a strong design. The problem is the only place for a ship the size of the container ship to transit was right through the relatively narrow middle section. It's a very tricky navigation route and the port should be sending tugboats along with vessels this size to ensure accidents like this don't happen. Almost guaranteed that will be a new policy taking effect.
They have to put up a new bridge now, so they may as well find a way to make the path wider
And you are guaranteed that cost of using the port of Baltimore will increase by a factor of ten if they do. Tugs aren’t cheap.
Have you seen the Suez Canal? It's much narrower. No tugs. Tugs are for moving and turning big vessels in confined spaces like ports
It was engine failure that caused the ship to lose steering and hit the bridge. Had the steering not failed it wouldn't have happened.
That ahhhhhh by Chris Hayes says EVERYTHING about us as a country. 😭😭😭
Mhmmm, the hypocrisy is strong in this one it is.
Here we go 🙈... BUILD BACK BETTER 🤬
Buttigieg 2028.
... just one more reason to keep prices for everything up
Aren't ports and everything connected to it , a federal jurisdiction ...
1st open the port .. then build a new one like in florida .. this isn't hard ... giter done !!!
One of the factors that helped Britain become the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution was that private concerns involved in bulk transport were subsumed into national control.
Private ownership of often poorly maintained toll roads, bridges, etc. was bought out, with compensation and national funds used for refurbishment, rebuilding, and new construction. The idea that private enterprise should be responsible for and profit from transport infrastructure is a medieval idea, which leads to deteriorating infrastructure, accidents and deaths, since profit and dividends ALWAYS take priority over maintenance and improvement.
This is why the current US Administration HAD to introduce an Infrastructure Bill that has already improved transport and created MILLIONS of jobs by which private enterprise has already benefited without having to invest a cent.
long live USA
Hey Pete, our trains and ports are having some significant problems the past 4 years. What are you doing to make them safe and updated? All I've heard from Pete is "these industries will self regulate"....wrong thats YOUR job.
The bald guy at the end of the news segment hawking the NBC app is beyond annoying. 😮
Not more than RUclips ads.
No but the people who pay for that bridge have a right to determine the scope and cost of that bridge, if it is a collective service!
How much would you spend on a new bridge?
@@halberderdier8073
That’s not the right question, since a bridge is a collective service paid for by collective revenue. The right question is how much do those people who pay for that bridge out of their collective revenue determine is the right amount for the service it provides. That’s why it’s a cost benefit question which can only be answered by the people collectively! What I think, or you, means nothing!
Let's face reality: when that bridge and ship channel were designed, container ships this large weren't around. Of course it should be a fully funded federal government project to rebuild. If there's insurance money to offset the costs then go for it at the right time. Like the majority of aid for Ukraine, the majority of the money will go back into your own economy.
Yep, and it's a very tricky navigation route. There's a great video on the Oceanliner Designs channel that explains what happened very well. There were no tugboats accompanying the ship. Tugboats likely could have averted the tragedy. They are so powerful they can basically create a reverse current in the water by aligning their thrusters in a particular way that can redirect even large ships very quickly.
@@mstunameowTug boat captains have said that there was nothing they could have done - too much mass at too high a speed with too little time.
Don't let Chris Christie anywhere near this situation
I accept it was an accident but I'd assume the ship will have insurance and be liable for substantial costs ?
Imagine if Buttigieg was the Presidential nominee
We tried that. The GOP had screaming, crying hysterics and we took pity on them and picked the old White guy they didn't hate. Now they hate him. Yeah, I'm sick of it too.
Dan Mauser would be all for emergency relief in a red state. Maryland is generally blue so…no funds for you.
I want to see how fast Americans can build a bridge if they want to.
We have the technology to build an under water crossing, why isn't this considered
He explained that dangerous goods can't use tunnels.
Like they don't break or need repairs?
Why doesnt Pete push for a temporary port like we are building in Gaza?
Pete why was there no tug boats present to support the super vessel through the bay ?
GoP opposition, what a great opportunity for the DEM to win seats in Maryland.
Go Joe, show the Republicans how to be leader.
Pete is doing his best. I am sure. I wish we had more people like him in the government of my nation.
Buttegieg is a stellar performer on the Biden Team...he gets more and more impressive as time goes on and is a clear concise explainer of any problems in his portfolio. More power to his Arm..
Yes but having an alternative right near by to a new bridge would be helpful. They could put two three lane tunnels like Europe and Scandinavia has done and having another way across and would keep their economy moving god forbid they see another tragedy in future. So important to keep things moving.
I don’t hear a single word about bringing an Immediate claim on the ship’s insurance policy
In Las Vegas NV, they changed their airport name from McCarran (racist) to Harry Reid.
(It suppose to be Las Vegas International Airport, in my view. Airport is representing the city, not an individual.)
McCarran, a Democrat, served as a senator from Nevada from 1933 to 1954.
McCarran, after World War II, was instrumental in limiting the number of Jewish refugees allowed to enter the U.S., made anti-Semitic remarks and blocked some of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Jewish judicial nominees.
McCarran was also the principal sponsor of the McCarran Internal Security Act, which required Communist organizations to register with the federal government and established the Subversive Activities Control Board.
Will Baltimore do the same for Francis Scott Key Bridge?
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
We all going to wait and see.
Boeing, East Palestine, supply chain disruptions that fuel inflation, personal time off during disasters = heck of job "Mayor Pete"
I will be interested in the app after the management people that hired Ronna are dismissed.
But, oh Pete took too long to visit East Palestine. Gimme a break. Federal government involvement was instantaneous. So should it be for Baltimore Harbor.
This is probably going to cause some unfortunate social issues. I read: "The American city of Baltimore, Maryland, is notorious for its crime rate, which ranks well above the national average. Violent crime spiked in 2015..." Considering that the bridges used by Russia have been damaged recently, the Russians might find some glee in this.
Do these ships not have insurance?
Yes, and most likely the insurer will be paying damages
Not enough to pay for a bridge!!!
Do you want to wait for the insurance to pay really
No one is talking about why they didn't drop anchor?
When has insurance reimbursement ever been a this year or even decade proposition?
What about the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey?!?
Is it in need of emergency fixing?? Not really right! Move along!
I think they’re building it
What about it? Was it just destroyed by a collision by a humongous container ship?
Pete said there’s nothing partisan about a bridge. Several lanes of the George Washington Bridge were ordered closed by Chris Christie’s appointees in 2013. It was found to be politically motivated. 🙄 You get it now… people?!? Geesh.
@@alexalogan417 Why don’t you move along? Or better yet, just sit down.